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Colin Matthews

Composer

Raucous, modern, tone-crunching … aggressive, in-your-face music.

— Lawrence A. Johnson, Sun-Sentinel

Fauré : Seven Songs (2010). Voice & orchestra

Seven of Fauré’s songs arranged for soprano and small orchestra, with a postlude based on Fauré’s Barcarolle no 12, Op. 106 bis (1915).  Commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and first performed by them with Sally Matthews on February 9 2011 in the Younger Hall, St Andrews, conducted by Robin Ticciati.

  1. Fleur jetée Op. 39 no 2 (1884)
  2. Nocturne Op. 43 no 2 (1886)
  3. Mandoline Op. 58 no 1 (1891)
  4. Clair de Lune (Menuet) Op. 46 no 2 (1887)
  5. Notre amour Op. 23 no 2 (1879)
  6. Green Op. 58 no 3 (1891)
  7. Les berceaux Op. 23 no 1 (1879)

Postlude

Duration 17 minutes

 

 

Categories: Arrangements and orchestrations, Orchestra, Voice

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